Backplane connections – Gilderfluke&Co DMX-512 Output MultiShow Brick User Manual
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BackPlane Connections:
The BackPlane connection is through a sixty position double sided edge connector (thirty connections
on each side on .1Ó centers). This normally is plugged into a card cage, but can also be used with an IDS
or other discrete edge connector. We recommend an Insulation Displacement (IDE) connector for the lat-
ter.
The first ten positions are used for the Smart Brick network and RS-422 Serial Port. They are normally
bussed between all the cards in the card cage (although they can be separated by cutting the lines if de-
sired). The BR-MultiShow does not use the Smart Brick Network.
The next forty positions are used to connect to the optically isolated inputs that are used to start and
stop the BR-MultiShow. This pinout is identical to that used on the BS-BRN-CRD1 Smart Brick Brains. This al-
lows the BR-MultiShow Bricks to be used with the KP-300 operator panel. These inputs are all optoisolated,
and you must provide a (nominal) 24 volts DC to the appropriate lines for them to work.
The last ten positions are used to provide power to the BR-MultiShow. These wires are ganged to
provide a higher current carrying capacity. The pinout of this connector is as follows:
output wire #
Edge pin #color
wire function
Smart Brick net #2
1
black
Smart Brick Network Data (not used by BR-MultiShow Bricks)
Smart Brick net #1
2
white
Smart Brick Network Data (not used by BR-MultiShow Bricks)
Smart Brick net #3
3
red
Smart Brick Network Clock (not used by BR-MultiShow Bricks)
Serial Port #3
4
red
RS-422 Serial Port TxD + out
Smart Brick net #4
5
green
Smart Brick Network Clock (not used by BR-MultiShow Bricks)
Serial Port #2
6
black
RS-422 Serial Port TxD - out
Smart Brick net #5
7
yellow
Smart Brick Network Strobe (not used by BR-MultiShow Bricks)
Serial Port #5
8
yellow
RS-422 Serial Port Rx + in
Smart Brick net #6
9
blue
Smart Brick Network Strobe (not used by BR-MultiShow Bricks)
Serial Port #4
10
green
RS-422 Serial Port Rx - in
#1
11
brown
1/4 J6 in Ground
#2
12
red
1/4 J6 in bit 7
#3
13
orange
1/4 J6 in bit 6
#4
14
yellow
1/4 J6 in bit 5
#5
15
green
1/4 J6 in bit 4
#6
16
blue
1/4 J6 in bit 3
#7
17
violet
1/4 J6 in bit 2
#8
18
gray
1/4 J6 in bit 1
#9
19
white
1/4 J6 in bit 0
#10
20
black
1/4 J6 in + 24 VDC Supply
#11
21
brown
not used
#12
22
red
not used
#13
23
orange
not used
#14
24
yellow
not used
#15
25
green
not used
#16
26
blue
not used
#17
27
violet
Green Input negative
#18
28
gray
Green Input Positive
#19
29
white
Blue Input negative
#20
30
black
Blue Input Positive
#21
31
brown
not used
#22
32
red
not used
#23
33
orange
not used
#24
34
yellow
not used
#25
35
green
not used
#26
36
blue
not used
#27
37
violet
not used
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